Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Blind Bosnian Mother Took Three Years To Rebuild Her Life After Domestic Abuse
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- Blind Bosnian Mother Took Three Years To Rebuild Her Life After Domestic Abuse
- Runtime
- 3:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- After losing her sight following the birth of her third child, Milijana Krsmanovic was no longer of any use to her husband and his family, they told her. Domestic violence followed, witnessed by her children. After finding shelter, Krsmanovic got a new title, a new job, and started life over again.
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- 'People Will Leave': Russian Court Proclaims Entire LGBT Movement Extremist
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Supreme Court of Russia has declared "the international LGBT social movement" -- which legally does not exist -- as extremist and banned all its activities. The decision was made at the Russian Justice Ministry's request behind closed doors on November 30 in Moscow.
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RFE/RL is registered with the IRS as a private, nonprofit Sec. 501(c)3 corporation, and is funded by a grant fr...
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- OSCE Summit Split Over Attendance Of Russia's Lavrov
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) opened its annual summit in North Macedonia on November 30. But the attendance of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has sparked a rift among member states as Moscow continues its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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RFE/RL is registered with the IRS as a private, nonprofit Sec. 501(c)3 corporation, and is funded by a gr...
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- Afghan Women's Rights Activist Fears Pakistan Will Send Her Back Home With Her Daughters
- Runtime
- 4:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Spesali Zazai is a women's rights activist who moved to Pakistan with her three daughters after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan. RFE/RL visited Zazai and her two younger daughters, who say they don't want to return home.
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RFE/RL is registered with the IRS as a private, nonprofit Sec. 501(c)3 corporation, and is funded by a grant from the U.S. Congress through the United St...
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- Ukrainian Truckers Spend Days In Their Vehicles, Stuck At Polish Border After Weeks Of Blockades
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A group of Polish truckers is in its fourth week of blockading freight vehicles at four checkpoints on the Ukrainian border. Some 4,000 trucks are stuck on roads and drivers are struggling to keep warm while parked in huge lines. The protesters claim Ukrainian cargo companies are competing unfairly.
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- 'We Lay Mines For Them, They Lay Mines For Us': Ukrainian Sappers Focus On Frontline Roads
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Minefields laid by occupying Russian forces have posed a major challenge for the Ukrainian military near the front lines. Although hundreds of thousands of mines put Ukrainian troops and civilians at risk, the explosives are also being used against the enemy -- but the work requires risky forays.
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RFE/RL also reaches Russian-speaking audiences around the world via the @CurrentTimeTv digital television network, which has 62 affiliates in 15 countries; 201 distributors in 22 countries; and is available online worldwide.
RFE/RL is registered with the IRS as a private, nonprofit Sec. 501(c)3 corporation, and is funded b...
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- Ancient Afghan Monuments In Herat Are Crumbling After Earthquakes, Taliban Appears Indifferent
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A 12th-century mosque is visibly cracked, with ornate tiles falling to the ground in Herat, Afghanistan. Neglected, ancient monuments were damaged by 6.3-magnitude earthquakes in October, in which more than 1,000 people died. The Taliban government appears indifferent.
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RFE/RL also reaches Russian-speaking audiences around the world via the @CurrentTimeTv digital television network, which has 62 affiliates in 15 countries; 201 distributors in 22 countries; and is available online worldwide.
RFE/RL is registered with the IRS as a private, nonprofit Sec. 501(c)3 corporation, and is funded by a grant from ...
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- Ukrainian Sappers Say It May Take 30 Years To Demine Lands Around Bakhmut
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- RFE/RL correspondent Maryan Kushnir traveled with a Ukrainian demining team as they tried to clear roads in territory retaken from Russian forces near Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region. The sappers say it could take decades to fully demine the region.
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RFE/RL provides accurate news in 23 countries and 27 languages. We serve as the trusted source of news where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established.
We rely on our networks of local reporters to provide what many cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate.
RFE/RL also reaches Russian-speaking audiences around the world via the @CurrentTimeTv digital television network, which has 62 affiliates in 15 countries; 201 distributors in 22 countries; and is available online worldwide.
RFE/RL is registered with the IRS as a private, nonprofit Sec. 501(c)3 corporation, and is funded by a grant from the U.S. Congres...
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- Ukrainian Michelin Chef Cooks For Troops While Fighting Mice In Donetsk Trenches
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian soldier Kostyantyn is a renowned chef who has cooked in Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe for years. Now he's running an army field kitchen in the Donetsk region, feeding troops. He creates impressive menus for the entire 22nd Brigade while fighting off an epic mouse population boom.
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RFE/RL also reaches Russian-speaking audiences around the world via the @CurrentTimeTv digital television network, which has 62 affiliates in 15 countries; 201 distributors in 22 countries; and is available online worldwide.
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- Russian Drone Attacks Hit Civilian Buildings In Kyiv
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian drones hit civilian buildings in Kyiv on the night of November 24-25. The air-raid alert was in force for more than six hours. RFE/RL filmed a damaged apartment building and a kindergarten in Kyiv's western Solomyanskiy district.
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- Afghan Bodybuilding Gold Medalist Breaks Down Over His Hungry Family's Sacrifices
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Afghan Ali Reza Asahi says his path to the gold medal in the World Bodybuilding Championships in Seoul on November 9 was paved with pain. The 50-year-old father and husband, who won in the over-40 category, says he had to eat what little protein his family could afford while his family did without.
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- 'I Am The Change': First Romany Lawmaker Elected In Montenegro #montenegro
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Mensur Shaljaj is the first Romany lawmaker to be elected to the city assembly in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, after founding his own political party four years ago. He aims to end years of social exclusion for the Romany population, with a focus on improving education, job opportunities, and political representation for his community.
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- Title
- What The Israel-Hamas War Means For China #Israel #Hamas #China #Palestine
- Runtime
- 21:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- China was quick to respond after Hamas, designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. and the EU, stormed into southern Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,200 people and taking more than 200 people hostage. Beijing stepped up its diplomacy to position itself as a peace broker by calling for a cease-fire and used its newfound influence across the Middle East to weigh in on the unfolding conflict at the UN and elsewhere.
But what is China hoping to achieve and how does this reflect its broader playbook for the region? On the latest episode of Talking China In Eurasia, host Reid Standish is joined by Erin Hale, a journalist in Taiwan working with Al-Jazeera, where she's been covering how China is navigating this unfolding war.
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- 'No Other Way': Transgender Woman Declares Hunger Strike Until Bulgaria Recognizes Her Gender
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A transgender woman is staging a hunger strike outside a courthouse in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, after the country's highest appeals court ruled in February that Bulgarian law "does not envisage" legal changes to someone's gender.
#transgender
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- Kazakh Prosecutor Demands 10 Years In Prison For Activist
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Supporters of Kazakh opposition activist Marat Zhylanbaev came to the court building in Astana on November 17 as he was facing a hearing behind closed doors. Authorities have accused Zhylanbaev of cooperation with an opposition movement labeled in the country as extremist.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-opposition-activist-trial/32690365.html
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- 'A Turning Point': A Decade After Euromaidan, Ukraine's Fight For Freedom Continues
- Runtime
- 5:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukraine marks the 10-year anniversary of the Euromaidan protest movement that erupted after then-president Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an association agreement with the European Union. In mid-February 2014, more than 100 people were killed as security forces opened fired on protesters.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-euromaidan-maidan-kyiv-potest-movement-/32691984.html
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- Wedding Blessings On The Kyrgyz-Tajik Border
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A wedding in a divided village on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has highlighted the challenges caused by an ongoing dispute between the two Central Asian nations. The ceremony was held in Kyrgyzstan but the bride's relatives in Tajikistan did not attend and could only offer blessings from a distance.
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- Widowed While Pregnant: These Ukrainian Moms Lost Their Husbands In Combat
- Runtime
- 4:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Kateryna Ukrayinets was four months pregnant when she found out that her husband had been killed while defending Ukraine against Russian forces. Speaking to RFE/RL, the 21-year-old widow said she had no idea how she would live without the father of her child. Russia's war on Ukraine has cost tens of thousands of lives and left many young women to care for their children alone.
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- 'They Changed Tactics': Ukrainian Troops Push Back Against Russian Assault On Avdiyivka
- Runtime
- 3:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian troops continue to hold out in Avdiyivka as Russian forces attack the industrial city in the Donetsk region. Moscow launched an offensive on the area in early October in an effort to seize the frontline territory. Russian forces have suffered heavy losses during the onslaught, according to Ukrainian officials. Despite the daily fighting, some 1,500 residents continue to live among the ruins of their once peaceful neighborhoods.
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- The Ukrainian Woman Who Crossed Into Enemy Territory To Get Her Abducted Grandson Back
- Runtime
- 4:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Polina Kindra spent almost three months in Ukrainian territory under Russian occupation trying to get her grandson back. Nine-year-old Mykyta Bilanchuk has health problems and was recuperating at a boarding school in Ukraine's Kherson region when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
This video is part of the How Are You? project by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service about Ukrainians driven from their homes by war: https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-project-ty-iak-ukraina-bizhentsi/32278394.html https://www.radiosvoboda.org/ty-iak
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- 'It's All Ruins': Local Ukrainians Fight To Maintain Dignity In Frontline Chasiv Yar
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Residents of the frontline city of Chasiv Yar fight to hold on to their dignity as they scratch out an existence in the ruins of heavy fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
The few locals who remain in the area rely on humanitarian support to survive. Despite constant attacks, one resident told Borys Sachalko from @CurrentTimeTV that they returned to the city after evacuating because it's "better to be at home."
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- 'Come To Me, My Babies': Caring For Stray Dogs In Rural Uzbekistan
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In the rural city of Quvasoy, Uzbekistan, a 50-year-old woman has dedicated her life to taking care of strays. She has built a shelter in her own house where she keeps and treats around 100 injured and abandoned dogs. She says the government should provide shelters.
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- Bulgarian-Born Palestinian Mother 'Terrified' About Family In Gaza, Recounts Fleeing With Children
- Runtime
- 3:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Samar Chinino's first thought when war broke out in her home in Gaza on October 7 was to get her child away from the window. Her experience in past conflicts helped her to keep her family safe until they could get out, through Egypt. They made it to Bulgaria, where Chinino was born. Now the Palestinian-Bulgarian mother finds herself making do in a safe but unexpected new home, Sofia.
#gaza #bulgaria #israelhamaswar
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- 'Her Wounds Are Severe': Iranian Grandmother Asks Tehran To Help Free Granddaughter Held By Hamas
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- An Iranian-born grandmother in Israel pleads for the release of her 23-year-old granddaughter, Romi Gonen, after she was kidnapped at a music festival on October 7 by the extremist group Hamas, which is recognized as a terrorist group by the United States and the European Union. Aziza Khanum, whose Jewish name is Dvora Leshem, spoke to RFE/RL from Tel Aviv, where she made an emotional plea to Iranian leaders to help her granddaughter.
#iran #israelhamaswar #israel
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- 'Scars Never Heal': Giving Birth In An Iranian Jail
- Runtime
- 6:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- For decades, Nargess Eskandari-Gruenberg would not speak about her experience of giving birth in Iran's most notorious prison.
After fleeing to Germany in 1985, she is now deputy mayor of Frankfurt. Amid ongoing repression in the land of her birth, she says it's important to tell her story to bear witness "to the crimes of the regime."
#iran
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- Bosnians Protest Hydropower Plans On The Neretva River
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A rally has urged an end to hydroelectric projects on the Neretva River. Demonstrators gathered in the Bosnian city of Konjic on November 11 to protest the construction of the Ulog dam in Bosnia's Serb entity, Republika Srpska. The company in charge, the Chinese state-owned Sinohydro, is on a U.S. sanctions list due to its business with Iran. More than 30 other, smaller hydropower plants are planned in the upstream sections of the Neretva, which environmentalists would prefer to see preserved as a protected area.
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- 'They Killed One Of Us': How One Woman Joined Iran's Mass Protest Movement #iran
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- An Iranian woman tells her story of defiance and coping. She joined the protest after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died just days after her detention by the morality police for allegedly wearing her head scarf incorrectly.
In another incident more than a year later, 17-year-old Armita Garavand died after she was allegedly attacked on the Tehran subway for not wearing a hijab.
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- 'They Killed One Of Us': How One Woman Joined Iran's Mass Protest Movement
- Runtime
- 9:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Iranian authorities continue to face protests over the treatment of women in the country. This animated account tells the story of one anonymous woman who joined the protest movement after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September 2022. Amini died just days after her detention by the morality police in the Iranian capital, Tehran, for allegedly wearing her head scarf incorrectly.
In another incident more than a year later, 17-year-old Armita Garavand died after she was allegedly attacked on the Tehran subway in October for not wearing a hijab.
Read more: https://www.rferl.org/a/naked-and-defiant-diary-of-an-iranian-protester/32592910.html
#mahsaamini #womenlifefreedom #iran #iranprotests
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- Mighty Mare: This Kyrgyz Horse Dominates An Ancient Equestrian Race
- Runtime
- 5:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Kyrgyz racehorse Karakyz has emerged victorious in multiple Central Asian horse-riding championships, earning legendary status among spectators as the fastest horse in the region.
From nomadic tribesmen to ancient equestrian sports, horse riding has been an essential part of everyday life in the Central Asian nation. The mighty mare has dominated one of the area's most prestigious races, the At Chabysh. The long-distance horse race is one of Central Asia's oldest equestrian competitions.
#horse #equestrian #horseriding
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- Thousands Of Desperate Afghans Make Risky Journeys Into Iran To Find Work
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Despite risks to their safety, thousands of Afghans -- often undocumented -- flock into Iran to find work. Laborers in the capital of Nimruz Province, Zaranj, told RFE/RL why they take these risks. The UN estimates 2.6 million Afghans live in Iran. Many fled their homeland to escape persecution and a grinding economic crisis after the Taliban seized power in 2021.
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- Title
- Explainer: What Is The European Commission Annual Enlargement Package About?
- Runtime
- 3:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- "We've adopted our 2023 Enlargement Package recommending to open negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, to grant candidate status to Georgia, and to open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, once the necessary degree of compliance is achieved," the European Commission said in its statement on November 8. RFE/RL Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak explains what the commission's recommendations mean for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/european-commission-enlargement-explainer/32677927.html
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- Husband Of Detained U.S. Journalist In Russia Says His Wife Is A 'Political Prisoner'
- Runtime
- 4:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The husband of the RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was detained in Russia on October 18, has said she is a "political prisoner." Kurmasheva holds both Russian and U.S. citizenship. Her husband, Pavel Butorin, also works from the RFE/RL offices in Prague, where he is head of Current Time, a Russian-language TV and digital network led by RFE/RL in partnership with Voice of America. Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-us-detained-journalist-kurmasheva-butorin-package/32674336.html
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- Afghan Returnees Describe Dire Conditions In Their Homeland
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Thousands of Afghans forced to return to Afghanistan after a crackdown in neighboring Pakistan say they now face life in makeshift camps without proper sanitation or water. The Afghan returnees also say they were only allowed to bring $175 of their own money with them. Others express worry about where to go in Afghanistan after having lived abroad for years. International human rights groups are decrying conditions in camps set up by the Taliban but the Afghan regime disputes the claims and says it is transporting the new arrivals to their native regions.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-returnee-refugee-torkham-border-taliban-camp-sanitation-water/32676554.html
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- "I need my wife back"
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Title
- What Do We Really Know About China’s Belt And Road After 10 Years? #beltandroad #china
- Runtime
- 26:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Chinese leader Xi Jinping boasted in mid-October about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at a summit in Beijing meant to showcase the project a decade after it first launched. But after 10 years of scandals and successes, what’s the true story about the BRI? On today's episode, host Reid Standish is joined by Jacob Mardell, the editorial coordinator for China at the German NGO N-Ost, to unpack where the ambitious project stands today, dispel myths over how it works, and take a deeper look at where it’s headed.
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- Title
- "We Want Alsu Back": Husband Of RFE/RL Journalist Detained In Russia Says She's A Political Prisoner
- Runtime
- 8:03
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The husband of detained U.S. journalist Alsu Kurmasheva says his wife is a "political prisoner" and he called on the United States to classify her as "wrongfully detained" as she remains behind bars in Russia on a charge of failing to register as a foreign agent.
In his first public comments since Kurmasheva was taken into custody by Russian security forces on October 18, Pavel Butorin, who like his wife works from the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty offices in Prague, said Russian authorities have yet to grant consular access, a violation of her rights, in a case where she faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
Since her arrest, Kurmasheva has had no contact with her family.
Read more here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-rferl-kurmasheva-butorin/32674535.html
#russia
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- 'We Don't Have Toilets': Afghans Struggle After Crossing Border From Pakistan
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Afghans who have fled Pakistan to avoid arrest and deportation are living in makeshift camps on the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing. RFE/RL's Radio Azadi spoke with Afghans compelled to flee amid the new anti-migrant policy. Aid groups say they lack proper shelter and food.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-cross-border-struggle-afghans-/32673485.html
- Title
- Bulgarians Vote In Local Election Runoffs, Including For Mayor Of Sofia
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Bulgarian voters are electing hundreds of mayors and other local posts in November 5 runoffs. In the capital, Sofia, entrepreneur Vasil Terziev is facing Vanya Grigorova, a trade-union activist with a record of pro-Kremlin statements.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-sofia-municipal-elections/32672006.html
- Title
- Bulgarians Evacuated From Gaza Arrive In Sofia
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Bulgarians Evacuated From Gaza Arrive In Sofia
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-gaza-evacuated-family/32671147.html
- Title
- 'Losses Are Heavier': Former Ukrainian Combat Medic Tells Of Mistakes, Horrors On The Front Line
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Former Ukrainian combat medic Roman Zamriy reveals the horrors and challenges of frontline care including fatal mistakes made during fighting. Zamriy, who planned evacuation routes for wounded soldiers, says it can take days before injured soldiers are taken from frontline positions.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-medic-care-frontline-mistakes-/32670170.html
- Title
- Masters Of Metal: Armenian Blacksmiths Hope To Be Granted UNESCO Intangible Heritage Status
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Blacksmiths in the northern Armenian city of Gyumri may have their craftsmanship honored with an inscription on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in December. But unlike many fading traditions in the Caucasus, this trade is thriving.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-gyumri-unesco-blacksmiths/32667885.html
- Title
- Ukrainian Energy Giants Ready For Increase In Russian Attacks Ahead Of Winter
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukraine’s largest energy companies are fortifying their infrastructure to protect against Russian attacks. Kyiv anticipates that Moscow will once again intensify strikes on its energy sector as temperatures fall.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kremenchuk-oil-energy-attacks-/32667757.html
- Title
- Pakistan Rounds Up Undocumented Afghans For Deportation
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- As Pakistan continues its campaign to drive over 1 million Afghans from the country, RFE/RL correspondent Niaz Ali Khan spoke to some Afghans traveling towards the Torkham border crossing and others who have been detained by Pakistani police to be deported.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-deportation/32667766.html
- Title
- Afghans Paying A 'Huge Sum Of Money' To Leave Pakistan Amid Crackdown
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Afghan refugees flood the Pakistani border on November 2, where tens of thousands are crossing into Afghanistan. Some 1.7 million undocumented Afghans in Pakistan face arrest and forced deportation. RFE/RL's Wasim Sajjad says many Afghans have been forced to pay truck drivers large amounts of cash.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-refugee-truck-deportation-torkham-money-deadline-undocumented/32667738.html
- Title
- Thousands Of Afghan Refugees Leave Pakistan As Deadline Expires
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Afghan refugees in Pakistan crossed into Afghanistan as a November 1 deadline to leave the country took effect. Islamabad has vowed to deport an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans. International humanitarian groups have called on Pakistan to stop the forced expulsions.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-refugees-border-deportation-deadline-spin-boldak-torkham-crisis/32666367.html
- Title
- Afghan Boys, Men Rounded Up, Face Deportation From Pakistan
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Pakistani authorities have cracked down on undocumented foreigners, mostly Afghans, ahead of a deadline to leave the country or face deportation. In Karachi, Afghan men and boys on November 1 were put on buses and taken to a temporary detention center.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-detentions-deportation/32666289.html
- Title
- 'Run, Hide!': RFE/RL Correspondents Record Kherson Missile Attack
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- On October 27, missiles rained down on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. RFE/RL correspondent Roksolana Bychai and cameraman Borys Trotsenko were at the scene and recorded the first minutes after the attack.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kherson-missile-attack-ukraine-russia-correspondents/32665392.html
- Title
- U.S. Diplomat Insists Joint Israel And Ukraine Funding Will Go Ahead
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Undersecretary of State Liz Allen told RFE/RL that the Biden administration's plans for a joint bill for funding Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and security on the Mexican border will go ahead despite opposition in Congress. Allen was speaking to RFE/RL's Ray Furlong in Prague on November 1.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/us-ukraine-israel-funding-congress-allen/32666185.html
- Title
- Afghan Refugees' Homes Demolished In Islamabad Ahead Of Deadline To Leave Pakistan
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Authorities in Islamabad demolished mud houses belonging to Afghan refugees on October 31, a day ahead of a deadline for them to leave Pakistan. An estimated 1.7 million Afghans living illegally in Pakistan have been told to return to their country or face detention and deportation.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-refugees-homes-demolished/32665366.html
- Title
- Afghan Refugees Leave Pakistan As Mass Deportation Deadline Looms
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Afghan refugees in Pakistan flooded across the border to return home on October 31, a day ahead of a deportation deadline. Pakistani authorities have ordered an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans to leave voluntarily or face deportation. But many say they will face danger from the Taliban.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-refugee-deadline-taliban-deportation-november-immigration-border-torkham/32663400.html
